Taking part in the Global Corporate Challenge will benefit the Tesco workforce and the business

Tesco's commitment to entering 245 teams in this year's Global Corporate Challenge (GCC) represents a key health and wellbeing initiative for the retailer this year and it is the first time we've...

Employers must be more proactive in closing gender pay gap, says Equality and Human Rights Commission

On the 40th anniversary of the Equal Pay Act, the Equality and Human Rights Commission has called on organisations to do more to close the pay gap between male and female employees.

Employees want flexible working even more than performance-related bonuses

Flexible working is the most valued benefit for employees, ahead of employee benefits such as bonuses, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Khatri bonus case reinforces the need for caution over the terms of employees' contracts

A London trader who sued his former employer in London's Appeal Court over 150,000 bonus has been awarded a 1.4 million payout.

What the Government's National Insurance Contributions proposals actually mean

It has been widely reported that Labour's 1% rise in the employers' National Insurance Contribution (NIC) has been abolished, but this is not entirely true, according to the tax team at international...

Workers uninterested in 'con' pensions

Just one in eight British employees show any interest in their pension - much lower than the third of people that say they keenly follow them in Germany, Belgium and Switzerland.

AXA study will look at the impact of financial education in the workplace

AXA today launches a six-month study to assess the impact financial education in the workplace could have on the financial wealth and health of the nation.

A second opinion may avoid long-term sickness absence for the employee and save money for the employer

Misdiagnosis is, understandably, a highly stressful situation, but it isn't just individuals and their families that can be affected. A clinical failure to detect an underlying medical condition can...

Health and Wellbeing: Are 'fitnotes' working?

In April, fit notes were introduced to help prevent sickness turning into long-term absence. But there are doubts about whether the system will work.

Health and Wellbeing: Is 'health' about work or fitness?

I have a memory of some famous news footage where a rotund male police officer doesn't so much leap over a garden fence to catch the criminal he is pursuing, but practically topples over it, bringing...

Interview with Brecon Jones, health and vitality manager at Unilever

Breckon Jones, employee health and vitality manager at Unilever, is adamant his Fit Business project results show the direct business benefits of health and wellbeing interventions. Others are harder...

Health and Wellbeing: Are employers on the brink of a stress epidemic?

Economic recovery will put staff under severe pressure over the next few years. Emotional burn-out could result if firms don't act to avert a stress epidemic.